niggling

英['nɪɡlɪŋ] 美['nɪɡlɪŋ]
  • adj. 琐碎的；费神的
  • n. 琐碎
  • 动词niggle的现在分词形式.
nigglingly
GRE

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. (informal) small and of little importance;

    "a fiddling sum of money"
    "a footling gesture"
    "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
    "a little (or small) matter"
    "a dispute over niggling details"
    "limited to petty enterprises"
    "piffling efforts"
    "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

双语例句

1. She had niggling doubts about their relationship.
她时常对他们的关系有一丝疑虑。

来自《权威词典》

2. The matter is too small to be worth niggling over.
小小不言的事,不必计较.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. It's been niggling at my mind ever since I met Neville in Nice.
自从在尼斯见到内维尔后，我一直忐忑不安。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Both players have been suffering from niggling injuries.
两名运动员一直在忍受轻微的伤痛。

来自辞典例句

5. Stop niggling about every penny we spend.
别再为我们花的每个小钱费心思了.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. I work hard and I always train even if I've got a niggling injury.
      我很努力，即便有点小伤也还坚持训练。
    2. I don't see why they should be niggling over paying a few pounds into the fund.
      我不明白他们为什么对这笔基金投入几镑钱而如此在乎。

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